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By Adrianna Ruffo l Published Nov. 10, 2016 According to a recent blog post written by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the long-forgotten 13th sign of the zodiac, Ophiuchus, has resurfaced. Ophiuchus, also known as the “serpent bearer” is between Sagittarius and Scorpius on the zodiac calendar. The mystery of the 13th sign has been studied for thousands […]
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By Jeremy Negron | Published Nov. 10, 2016 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winning poet Peter Balakian will be at Kean University Friday Nov. 18 at 10 a.m., at the North Academic Building for a poetry reading. After the reading Balakian will also be signing copies of his latest collection of poetry, “Ozone Journal,” which was published […]
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By Rose Marie Kitchen l Published Oct. 21, 2016 Michelle White-Yates may have primarily worked at Kean Ocean, but news of her death has affected students and faculty miles away on the Union campus as well. White-Yates died on Aug. 12 at the age of 31. Those close to the family told The Tower that the family did not want […]
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By Adrianna Ruffo l Published Oct. 21, 2016 October has arrived and so have Halloween-themed festivities at Liberty Hall Museum, which will host special events throughout the month. On Wednesday, Oct. 12th, the museum will host the first of these events; a monthly afternoon tea from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Halloween Afternoon Tea, which requires a reservation before attending, […]
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By Jasmin Kee l Published Oct. 21, 2016 Ursino, the high-end, farm-to-table restaurant in the STEM building that closed last year, has reopened this semester under a new name, Enoteca Ursino, with an interesting, but expensive new menu. Like the old Ursino, the menu remains pricey, at least for students. But a bonus is that the restaurant serves liquor even […]
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By Elijah Tarik Powell | Published Oct. 18, 2016 College Hour is a series of interviews accompanied by videotaped conversations and performances focusing on college artists who operate on campus. This episode’s featured musician is Alec Daily, known by his fans as Arte Magnus, or AM-95. Living at Kean University, Magnus produces and records his own music and is currently […]
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By Joshua Rosario | Published Oct. 15, 2016 Broadway star Patti LuPone performed with a group of Kean students for the opening night of Kean Stage in Enlow Hall on Sept. 17. LuPone is a two-time Tony award winner, two-time Grammy winner and has starred in Broadway shows, including “Gypsy” and “Evita.” She performed the second act of her show […]
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By: T. Celeste Mann | Published Oct. 2, 2016 Shawn Lawson Jr., a senior studying psychology at Kean University, made up his mind that he had something to say. “Poetry can save lives,” said Lawson, president and founder of The Poetry Club on campus. “There needs to be a place where people can express themselves. A place where people can […]
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By Emily Gonzalez l Sept. 25, 2016 The new 114,700 square foot North Avenue Academic Building will house the health and computer science programs and the bakery franchise chain Au Bon Pain. Overlooking Phil Rizzuto Park on the corner of Morris and North avenues, it is home to a 500-seat auditorium and an interactive iTouch wall. Follow The Tower […]
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By Adrianna Ruffo l Sept. 25, 2016 Throughout the past year, Kean University had been planning a few pleasant surprises for students once the new semester arrived. On Sept. 1, students were introduced to a number of new eateries this semester: Auntie Anne’s, a famous pretzel chain, Outtakes, the newly renovated convenience store and Smashburger, a Denver-based fast-food burger chain. […]
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